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W. H. WETMORE.

HORSE GOLLAR.

No. 329,111. Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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HORSE COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,111, dated Qatober27, 1885.

Application filed June :20, 1885.

TaaZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. WETMORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Raleigh, in the county of Wake and State of North Carolina,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Oollars, ofwhich thefollowing specification is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to the formation of the seams which unitetogether the edges of the outside or casing, and which is stuffed withstraw or other material to form the collar.

The invention has for its object to produce a horse-collarin which theseams can be cheap ly made by machinery, while at the same time theywill be strong, not liable to rip in the operation of stufting or inuse, close, to prevent the straw or other material from working out,adapted to furnish on the inside a smooth surface to stuff against, andcapable of resist ing the wear to which they may be subjected in use.

First. According to the present invention the shaping'seam, which isformed in the covering of the bellies or large part of the collar, ismade by lapping the back over the face of the collar, with a weltinterposed, and then uniting the layers with a doublerow of stitchingand an intermediate row o rivets, the welt projecting beyond the seamand forming a flap or flange extending over the adjacent part of thebellies. This produces a seam of the character just described. The rowsof stitching are or may be machine-sewing, and the rivets also may beput in by machinery. Tubular rivets are particularly desirable, not onlyby reason of the facility with which they can be inserted, but alsobecause they are stronger than ordinary rivets and make no hole in theleather and are perfectly watertight. Other rivets could, however, beused. The rivets relieve the sewing-thread of the principal part of thestrain exerted by the stuffing or otherwise, which tends to rupture theseam, while the double row of stitching prevents the straw from workingout, thereby allowing the rivets to be placed at much greater distancesapart than would be possible with a simple riveted seam, and also bybinding together the different layers on both sides of the Serial No.169,303. (No model.)

row of rivets avoids auyliability of the leather being drawn over theheads of the rivets.

The welt, which may be of one or more layers, serves to make the seamcloser and stronger, and also furnishes additional material for Wear.The seam on the inside of the collar gives a smooth surface for stuffingagainst.

It may be here observed that it is not new to use a lapped seam as theshaping-seam in horse-collars; but heretofore, so far as I am aware, itwas made either wholly by rivets or wholly by sewing, and no welt wasintroduced in this manner. It may also be observed that in sewing theuppers of boots and shoes seams have been made of a double row ofstitching, with an interposed row of tubular rivets; but the connectionin which and purpose for which such seams were used differ from those inor for which the somewhat similar seam is used in the present invention,and no welt, forming a projecting flap or flange, is used in the formerseams.

Second. The middle seam bet-ween the stuffed rim and the stuffed belliesof the collar, which seam is formed by the projecting margins of the rimand belly-coverings, is secured by rows of stitching and an intermediaterow of rivets, all passing through the said projecting margins from oneside of the collar to the other, the rows of stitching being thediameter of the rivet-heads, or less, apart, and the heads of the rivetsoverlying both rows of stitching or bearing upon the leather adjacentthereto. Each rivet thus assists the stitching on both sides of the samein resisting the pressure lengthwise of the rivets and sewing-threads,due to stuffing the rim and bellies, as well as in resisting otherstrains. Furthermore, the stitching prevents the straw from gettingbetween the rivets and furnishes a smooth seam to stuff against.

In the accompanying drawings a horse-collar constructed in accordancewith the invention is shown, Figure 1 being a perspective view; Fig. 2',a section on line a: m of Fig. 1, looking toward the bottom of thefigure, the section-lines being omitted for clearness; and Fig. 3, abottom view showing the lower part of the collar.

A is the face, and B the back, of leather or other suitable material,which face and back together form the covering to the bellies or ICOlarge part of the collar. To form the shaping-seam between the parts,the welt 0 (shown as one thickness, although it may be more than one) ispasted along the edge of the face A; then the corresponding edge of theback Bis placed over it, leaving part of the welt proj ecting. Twoparallel rows, D and E, of stitches are sewed through the overlappinglayers, and then the rivets F (preferably tubular rivets, copper orjapanned) are inserted between the rows of stitching.

To unite the covering A B of the bellies to the covering G of the rim,the margins of the leather A B are first brought together face to faceand secured by a seam, H. Then these margins are inserted between theedges or margins of theleather G. Two rows of stitching, I K, paralleland close together, run through all the layers, (the rows being about aquarter of an inch apart,) and the central row of rivets, L, is theninserted. Both sets of rivets F and L are or may be placed about an inchand a half apart. The collar when sewed and riveted is stuffed andfinished.

The straps M and pad N at the top of the collar and the piece P at thebottom are or may be secured by tubular rivets, or in other suitableway. Neither they nor their manner of attachment form part of theinvention.

It is evident that modifications could be made in details withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and that parts of theinvention can be used separately.

Having now explained the invention and the manner of carrying the sameinto effect, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A horse-collar having between the face and back a lapped seam securedby rows of stitching and an intermediate row of rivets, and providedwith a welt inserted into said seam at one edge and projecting beyondthe same to form a flap or flange overlying the adjacent portion of thebellies, substantially as described.

2. A horse-collar having between the stuffed rim and the stuffed belliesa seam formed by the projecting margins of the rim and bellyeoverings,andsecured by rows of stitching and an intermediate row of rivets, allpassing through the said projecting margins from one side of the collarto the other, the rows of stitching being the diameter of therivet-heads, or less, apart, and the heads of the rivets overlying bothrows of stitching, or bearing upon the leather adjacent thereto, so thatthe rivets assist bothv rows in resisting the pressure lengthwise of therivets and sewing-threads, due to stuffing the rim and bellies, as wellas in resisting other strains, said stitching furthermore, preventingthe straw from getting between the rivets, and furnishing a smooth seam1 to stuff against, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H, WETMORE.

Witnesses:

J OHN G. WILLIAMS, SAM. 0. WHITE.

